Google Assistant to get multiple new languages, distribution and skills

The Assistant will soon speak 30 languages and be able to offer mobile carrier customer support.

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Google launches new look for ‘people also search for’ search refinements

Go to a search result, click on a listing and then click back to the search results page on Google to trigger this yourself on Google desktop search.

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Survey: People becoming less inhibited about using voice search in public

Texting is the most common use case for voice, and men use voice search more than women, according to new data from Stone Temple Consulting.

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Survey: Smart speaker ownership steals time from smartphones, TV, radio

The study suggests there are about 40 million devices in US homes today.

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SEO trends and Google changes to expect in 2018

Columnist Pratik Dholakiya explores current search trends and speculates on where the industry might be headed in 2018.

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Search marketing to enjoy ‘late-stage renaissance,’ according to analyst firm

Privacy, brand safety and other factors will make paid search even more attractive to marketers going forward, according to Forrester Research.

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New search quality raters guidelines for Google Assistant and voice search evaluations

Google has quality raters specifically for voice search-related search results. These raters look for information satisfaction, length, formulation and elocution.

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Hurricane Irma was the No. 1 top trending Google search in the US & globally for 2017

Google has released its top trending searches of the year, covering everything from the most searched people and news to celebrity break-ups.

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Have a question about Will Ferrell? Google may show you a video response directly from him

Google is serving up selfie videos from celebrities answering frequent questions about themselves.

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Google brings local lead generation to Google Assistant and Google Home

The company taps HomeAdvisor and Porch to provide local contractors through a multistep voice-driven interaction.

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